Do you have a story to tell about the UAE or Emirati culture but you don\u2019t know where to start? Emirates Literature Foundation is offering a Mentorship Programme to emerging women Emirati writers for a once-in-a\u2013lifetime opportunity to have their work mentored by award-winning fiction writer, Liz Fenwick. She will mentor one candidate through the process of writing a debut novel from beginning to end.<\/p>\n
HH Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Emirates Literature Foundation said, \u2018One of the key aims of the Foundation is to find different ways to encourage a culture of reading and writing and to provide young Emirati writers with a platform to launch their writing careers. With this mentorship programme, we are giving them a fantastic opportunity to tell their stories and hone their creative writing skills.\u2019<\/p>\n
Liz Fenwick, author of four books, with a fifth releasing in 2016, said of the programme, \u2018This is my way of giving back to the country that I have lived in for over eleven years. My novels are about women, and that\u2019s one of the main reasons I\u2019m looking to mentor a woman writer. It\u2019s an opportunity to hear other women\u2019s stories.\u2019<\/p>\n
Fenwick\u2019s books are set in Cornwall, UK, but her aim with the programme is to help an Emirati develop an authentic story based in the region. \u2018Many of the novels set in the Emirates are written by expats,\u2019 she said, \u2018but there are not enough stories in the English language about Emirati life. It\u2019s going to be immensely hard work for the eventual winner, but I\u2019m here for them.\u2019<\/p>\n
The mentorship programme will be open to all female Emiratis who choose to write in English, irrespective of what stage their novel has reached. The eventual candidate will be mentored in forming the structure of the novel, its concept and theme, and will be offered expert advice along this exciting journey.<\/p>\n
On completing the first draft, Fenwick will instruct the writer in the art of self-editing, an important process in making the final draft into a prepared manuscript ready to be sent to agents and publishers. Once Fenwick and the candidate are satisfied with the final manuscript, she will help her pitch the novel to literary agents and publishers.<\/p>\n
Candidates should apply online with a 2000 word submission of their novel, along with a brief synopsis and the theme of the book. Submissions close on November 30, 2015. The candidates will be shortlisted and the winner of the programme declared in January 2016. For details on the programme visit: diwc.ae\/the-liz-fenwick-mentorship-programme<\/a><\/p>\n The Emirates Literature Foundation was established in 2013 by royal decree by HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai and aims to support and nurture literature within the community and the region by creating a welcoming and inclusive platform through a programme of varied cultural initiatives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Do you have a story to tell about the UAE or Emirati culture but you don\u2019t know where to start? Emirates Literature Foundation is offering a Mentorship Programme to emerging women Emirati writers for a once-in-a\u2013lifetime opportunity to have their work mentored by award-winning fiction writer, Liz Fenwick. She will mentor one candidate through the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2060"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2060\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2061,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2060\/revisions\/2061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}